Business School, Beijing Normal University

The 7th China Labor Market Development Forum and Presentation on “2017 China Labor Market Development Report” Was Held at BNUBS

Time :2018-01-15

On 23th December 2017, the 7th China Labor Market Development Forum and Presentation on “2017 China Labor Market Development Report” was jointly held by BNUBS and BNU Labor Market Research Centre at BNU. The topic of this forum focused on “Challenges in Labor Market towards A Strong Nation in Manufacture”. Attendants include Mr. Zhang Chewei, Director of Institute of Population and Labor Economics of CASS and President of China Society of Labor Economics; Mr. Dai Xiaochu, Deputy Director of International Labor Organization of China and Mongolia; Mr. Lv Guohui, Director of Policy Research Office of National Federation of Trade Unions; Mr. Yang Yiyong, Director of Social Development Research Institute of National Development and Reform Commission; Mr. Guo Cheng, Director of Employment Promotion Division Information Office of National Human Resources and Social Security Department; Mr. Ke Chunhui of Party Secretary of China Education Television; Mr. Liu Xiangbing, President of China Institute of Labor Relations and Vice President of China Labor Economics Association; Mr. Wang Dashu, Professor of School of Economics of Peking University; Mr. Song Fengjing, Deputy Secretary of Party Committee of Beijing Capital Enterprise Group CO. LTD.; Ms. Zhang Yan, Chief Editor of Guangming Daily, etc. The forum was hosted by Dean of BNUBS, Prof. Lai Desheng, and the seminar session was presided over by Prof. Sun Zhijun, Secretary of the Party Committee of BNUBS.

Mr. Li Chang’an, Prof. of UIBE, Deputy Director of Center for Labor Market Studies of BNU delivered a report on “2017 China Labor Market Development”. The report shows that China’s labor market faces new opportunities as well as challenges and problems as it moves towards a powerful manufacturing nation. In summary, he concluded 8 characteristics of the current changes in China’s labor market.

The leaders and experts on the forum highly praised the report and commented it as a report of great in-depth, powerful and forward-looking significance in the topic, and has very strong pertinence and applicability. A number of news media reported on the event.